Four Quick Fixes for Chapter Starts and Finishes
Most writing exercises are useful in some way or other, but some take us so swiftly and directly towards our goals, that they’re worth identifying and […]
Month: May 2017
Brenda Carre, Magic and Great Storytelling in Issue 15
What a pleasure to read Brenda Carre’s Gret in Issue 15. She gives us the unique voice of a talented young vagabond who will risks her soul against […]
Writing Toolboxes
Internet sites talk about writers’ tool kits as if they were purchaseable equipment, but in truth our toolboxes are entirely inside our minds. We work in […]
Anticipation and Time Management for Writers
Loving the work saves writers time. Actively looking forward to writing is a powerful practice for those of us working to create a writing career within […]
And the Winner of the 2017 Magpie Award for Poetry is …
Oak Morse of Lawrenceville, Georgia, for his poem ‘Garbage Disposal‘. Says Judge Renée Sarojini Saklikar: Everything is working in this fine poem: the six stanzas […]
What Mothers Want Most
Flowers, schmowers. Nine out of ten mothers agree: what they want most for Mother’s Day is time alone with a good book. And we’re here […]
Carving Out Writing Time
Of course, we love our work and so we’re motivated to make time for it. But, make time out of what? Busy lives, demands from family, friends, home, […]
Treasures in the nest: The Magpie Shortlist
Our tireless poetry editor Daniel Cowper has been up late every night for the past weeks, reading and re-reading the wonderful poems that our Magpie […]
Catch the Hummingbird
The Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is open! But catch that earlybird now — entry fees go up on May 15th. Guidelines are here.